Renderings: 601 Beach Crescent by Pinnacle

The design said to be inspired by the poised form of a “strong female figure” — designed to counter the masculine “broad shoulders” of Vancouver House.

The non-market housing units will be located in the podium, with a mix of 13% studio, 50% one-bedroom, 20% two-bedroom and 16% three-bedroom units.

Non-market housing always part of plan for 601 Beach

As early as 1990, the site was slated for non-market housing as part of the False Creek North ODP and the development of Yaletown by Concord Pacific.

In 2016, Pinnacle International acquired the site from the City of Vancouver with a successful bid of $20 million, contingent on the delivery of non-market housing along with any tower proposal.

601 Beach Crescent today.

Public plazas and water features planned

Landscaping around the podium is comprised of a network of walkways through lush, shade-tolerant plants. A pedestrian plaza with two water features is proposed for the corner of Beach Crescent and Granville Street (under the bridge).

A second plaza will be located at Beach Crescent and Seymour Mews. The landscape architect on the project is Janet Rosenberg & Studio.

Pinnacle is considering several energy-efficient features for the building, including high efficiency heat recovery ventilators (HRV) as well as high efficiency heat pumps.